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Summary: Christie's Finest Work
Review: If mystery had a name, it would be Agatha Christie. "Death on the Nile" is proof of that statement. It takes place in Egypt, a land of intrigue and caution. The beautiful Linnet Ridgeway, with her new husband, Simon, take a honeymoon that ends up disasterous. Linnet is dead, and only the masterful detective Hercule Poirot, who is also on board, can solve the mystery of who killed her. Other characters include Jacqueline de Bellefort--a previous lover of Simon's, Cornelia Robson--a seemingly innocent young girl on vaction with her crude cousin, Miss Van Scuyler, and many more! If you love a good mystery, you'll love this book!
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Summary: Christie's Murder/Love Story Makes Unforgettable Honeymoon
Review: In this novel, one of Christie's best, she took a love story and made it into a murder mystery. A honeymoon cruise where the beautiful bride is murdered is just the beginning of a story filled with suspects, red herrings, and subplots. Jacqueline de Bellefort is a poor orphan whose best friend at school is the beautiful and wealthy Linnet Ridgeway. When Jacqueline becomes engaged to Simon Doyle, she convinces her friend Linnet to hire him as her estate agent. Only tragedy can ensue when Linnet and Simon fall madly in love and Simon marries Linnet, not Jacqueline. The jilted Jacqueline shows up at every stop on Linnet and Simon's honeymoon, but on the last leg of the trip, a cruise down the Nile, Linnet's patience has worn thin. Added to this intriguing scenario are a cast of interesting cruisemates including Hercule Poirot who is taking a well-deserved holiday and Colonel Race who has appeared in earlier Christie works. Also on board are an anxious American lawyer with questionable financial dealings, a British solicitor, a mother traveling with her grown daughter, and another mother traveling with her grown son. These and others make this sailing of the Karnak one you don't want to miss. This novel was brought to the big screen in 1978 with Peter Ustinov as Poirot, David Niven as Colonel Race, Mia Farrow as Jacqueline, and Lois Chiles as Linnet. Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, George Kennedy, and other Hollywood notables also starred.
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Summary: Hercule Poirot strikes again!
Review: Jacqueline de Bellefort calls on her old friend Linnet Ridgway to tell her that she is engaged to marry a man named Simon Doyle. Linnet seems to be happy for her friend, but she soon meets Simon and woos him away from Jackie. Simon and Linnet marry and go on a honeymoon to Egypt, but they are stalked by Jackie wherever they go. Soon Linnet is killed and Jackie is an obvious suspect. She has an airtight alibi, and Hercule Poirot has his hands full, trying to find the real killer. There are other suspects, as Linnet was a very wealthy woman and there are many who would like to get their hands on her fortune. Poirot works his magic and, by keen observation and a very logical mind, he is able to unravel the mystery. This is a beautifully constructed book and is Agatha Christie at her finest.
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Summary: Hercule Poirot strikes again!
Review: Jacqueline de Bellefort calls on her old friend Linnet Ridgway to tell her that she is engaged to marry a man named Simon Doyle. Linnet seems to be happy for her friend, but she soon meets Simon and woos him away from Jackie. Simon and Linnet marry and go on a honeymoon to Egypt, but they are stalked by Jackie wherever they go. Soon Linnet is killed and Jackie is an obvious suspect. She has an airtight alibi, and Hercule Poirot has his hands full, trying to find the real killer. There are other suspects, as Linnet was a very wealthy woman and there are many who would like to get their hands on her fortune. Poirot works his magic and, by keen observation and a very logical mind, he is able to unravel the mystery. This is a beautifully constructed book and is Agatha Christie at her finest.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: Just as in And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie has written a fast paced, exciting, and extremely interesting mystery novel that really requires detuctive logic to figure out "whodunnit". If you can get past the some what dull subplot at the beggining, you will be rewarded with a GREAT story, when I was reading this book, I got so wrapped up in it that one day I stayed up all night doing nothing but reading. I can safely say that anyone who remotely likes mystery will LOVE this novel.
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Summary: One of Christie's Most Memorable Mysteries
Review: Like MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS and DEATH IN THE CLOUDS, Christie's DEATH ON THE NILE finds Poriot en route--this time on vacation in Egypt, where he encounters a romantic triangle that seems destined for lethal results. Linnet Ridgeway has everything: beauty, brains, unspeakable wealth... and Jacquline de Bellefort's boyfriend, a handsome but simple man that Linnet stole away from her friend and married. And now Jacquiline is in hot pursuit, unexpectedly appearing to embarrass the newlyweds at various points along their journey. Linnet and her husband attempt to escape by secretly booking passage on a tourist ship traveling the Nile--but Jacquiline is one step ahead... and murder is not far behind. This is Christie writing near the peak of her skills, offering us a complex tale of emotional fury, considerable atmosphere, and endless intrigue played out by a truly eccentric cast of characters that include society snobs, underhanded servants, neurotic writers, unsavory businessmen, a communist, and just possibly one or two jewel thieves for good measure. Unlike the more famous ORIENT EXPRESS, which offers us a meticulous and extremely cool crime, DEATH ON THE NILE veers into considerable emotional melodrama--and although Christie walks a very fine line here, she succeeds in bringing it off with tremendous flair. And when it comes, the solution to the crime is one of her most memorable and successful, combining the logic and startle-factor that have made Christie legendary in the genre. A brilliant piece of work from start to finish.
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Summary: hmm...
Review: Linnet is a rich, beautiful, young woman. After her friend suggest that her boy friend work with her, Linnet ends up marrying him. On their honeymoon cruise, Linnet's friend follows them every where, determined to get revenge on Linnet for stealing her boy friend. After Linnet is found shot in the head, all evidence points to Linnet's friend. This is a great Poirot novel.
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Summary: DEATH ON THE NILE
Review: Linnet Ridgeway has everything a woman longs for: beauty, money, brains, and is one of the richest girls in England. When her best friend Jaqueline de Bellefort brings her husband-to-be: Simon Doyle, Linnet takes him too. Linnet and Simon Doyle then travel to Egypt for their honeymoon, only with a mad Jaqueline practically stalking everywhere they go. Abroad the ship Karnak they go, with Jaqueline following as well.
Then, when Linnet is found dead shot through her head, (and with Jakie's initial written with blood on the wall) of course de Bellefort is the first suspected. Luckily, Poirot is also onboard Karnak, and so it is up to him to solve this mystery.
As always, Christie's novels has a lot of twists, and some clues were not given till the end, which makes it extremely hard to solve. But I still liked the book because it is very cleverly written and I was very curious as to who killed Linnet Ridgeway (and some other people). I liked this book a lot, and I totally recommend it to anybody who wants a book that keeps you turning pages and working your brains at the same time.
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Summary: Intense, intriguing, innovative, can't put it down
Review: On board a cruise on the Nile, a wealthy woman was shot in her sleep. The obvious suspect, the woman jilted by the victim's husband, had a cast-iron alibi; the jilted woman just shot the victim's husband. On board were other colourful secretive characters, not a few could have a reason to want the victim dead. Also on board was Poirot who was determined to get to the truth, if for no other reason, that he was sleeping right through the murder! Diverse clues were found throughout the book, a great deal given before the murder took place. Agatha Christie unhurriedly built up the backgrounds of the characters in the book such that doubts can be cast on everyone but none could be suspect. Her portrayal of an intelligent woman jilted, a beautiful heiress born with a silver spoon, idealistic cynic, hypochondriac dame etc were interesting, insightful and most descriptive. Readers would find their personal responses to betrayal, persecution and temptation etc elicited from the various cast. The only fly in the ointment was that Egypt as the setting was relegated too far in the background. Ancient curses and scheming natives may be passe but one can't help but feel that the ancient Nile put up but a superficial appearance.
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Summary: Spies and murderers? What next?
Review: On board the "Karnak", a colourful group of tourists assemble for a memorable trip up the Nile River. Among them is Hercule Poirot, the ex-Belgian detective; a British spy hunting a foreign spy; an eccentric writer; an American millionairess and her husband; his disgruntled ex-fiancee and a number of equally strange little people. When the millionairess is murdered and her husband wounded, the spy and Poirot team up to solve the murder. An interesting scenario. Not exactly equal to Poirot's "Orient Express" vacation, but passable. I was surprised as to who the murderer was. But then, that's why I enjoy Dame Agatha's books!
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